Drama Techniques

Voice: What is Pitch?

• The rate at which words are spoken.

• Where sound stops.

• Enables the audience to hear the voice.

• The highness or lowness of a sound.

Voice: What is Pace?

• Where sound stops.

• The highness or lowness of a sound.

• The way the actor listens to build a response.

• The rate at which words are spoken.

Voice: What is Pause?

• The grouping of words.

• Where sound stops.

• Enables the audience to hear the voice.

• How loudly/softly the words are spoken.

Voice: What is Projection?

• Enables the audience to hear the voice.

• The highness of lowness of a sound.

• The grouping of words.

• The modulation of voice to show meaning.

Voice: What is Volume?

• Where sound stops.

• The modulation of voice to convey meaning.

• How loudly/softly the words are spoken.

• The grouping of words.

Voice: What is Tone?

• How loudly/softly the words are spoken.

• The modulation of voice to convey meaning.

• The rate at which words are spoken.

• The highness or lowness of a sound.

Voice: What is Listening (response to cues)?

• The way the actor listens in order to to build an appropriate response.

• The modulation of voice to convey meaning.

• Where sound stops.

• Enables the audience to hear the voice.

Voice: What is Phrasing?

• The way the actor listens in order to build an appropriate response.

• Where sound stops.

• Enables the audience to hear the voice.

• The grouping of words and how they are broken through pause or breath to convey rhythm and/or meaning.

Body: What is Posture?

• Stance.

• Movement of any part of the body.

• Non-verbal communication.

• The choice to look directly at someone or not at all.

Body: What is Gesture?

• Using facial muscles to express emotion.

• Non-verbal communication.

• Movement of any part of the body.

• Stance.